Wings ePress, inc. Category:  Romance Publisher: Wings ePress, Inc. ISBN-10:  1597051209 Type: Fiction Copyright: May, 2006 Simon has a problem. He has to find brides for his five new wards. To his dismay, the oldest woman, Amy, intrigues him, but she wants no part of any man. An estate curse dooms her to spinsterhood. If they marry it must be in name only.    Excerpt Simon stalked into the room, his body stiff, his face rigid, his eyes radiating anger. Clifford stood behind him. Simon stepped forward and grabbed Amy's forearm. Once again, a stab of heat rushed through her and she took a deep breath. She shook her head, closed her eyes and tried to identify what he did to her. Fear, she told herself. It had to be fear that caused the sensations that raced through her body. "I told you I wanted someone to escort you here," Simon snarled. She opened her eyes and glowered at him, immune to his angry gaze. How dare he speak to her in that tone? After all, she had managed for almost a year without his guidance. She felt her own anger escalate. He also needed to learn more about her. "I don't take orders well," she informed him. "Besides, we'll soon be finished here. If you want to help, you can take Clifford with you and send him back with a wagon." "Clifford stays." "Clifford is not necessary. My Lord, you forget. We lived in this cottage for over nine months without any protection." "Clifford stays. And, I'm here now. From the moment I returned to London and read your father's will, you became my responsibility." The word responsibility made Amy sick to her stomach and she thought she would gag if he said it one more time. "All right," she muttered. "Then Clifford can stay. You'd better leave, so we can get finished," she announced, wishing him back to London. He opened his mouth and Amy cringed. She expected an angry retort, but nothing came. Finally, Simon said, "All right. I'll send Chester back with a wagon. But, I want everybody at the house by noon." Amy glanced around her. There was still much to be packed. "We'll try." "I mean it, Amy. Before noon." "Yes, my Lord," she snapped. She waited another moment, and watched as Simon turned around and stomped back down the path.

Coffee Time Review
Rating: 4 coffee cups

Simon Warner, a successful ship merchant, has the daunting task of finding husbands for his deceased mentor’s daughters. However, he finds the task even harder than expected when one of them makes him crazy with lust

Amelia Hargrove is the oldest of five daughters and has no intentions of marrying. She fears the curse that she believes to be placed on her family, but she will help find appropriate suitors for her sisters. Despite the fact that the sight of Simon makes her lose the ability to think rationally.

Together Simon and Amelia, with some help from others, take on the daunting task of finding suitors for the girls. In addition, they need to rebuild the estate that has been under such disrepair and rid it once and for all of unsightly characters. The journey proves to be a long hard one.

Ms. Knight has written a fast paced adventuresome story. It has villains, damsels in distress, humor, and loads more. This story will keep you on your toes until the very end.


Matilda
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Lighthouse Literary Reviews
This is a wonderful old-fashioned historical romance. The heroine is feisty and beautiful, the hero arrogant and handsome, and the villain is all that anyone could ask for; dirty, lecherous, uneducated, a gambler, a thief, and to top it off a little insane. Each of the five sisters has a very vivid personality, and Aunt Agatha is a hoot. Amy and Simon's romance is very engrossing and I look forward to see what the author has planned for the other four sisters.